1955 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards

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Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards
Date1955
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Best Actor Paul Rogers
Best Actress Googie Withers

The 1955 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards were presented at the "Television Ball", held at the Savoy Hotel in London. They were the first major television awards of their kind in the United Kingdom. Following the Guild's merger with the British Film Academy they later became known as the British Academy Television Awards, under which title they are still given.

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